Anchor or tie for building constructions.



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APPLICATION man MAY 25. l9|6- Patented Apr. 22, 1919 mflmw. .7551.

FRANCIS IVI. ELLIS, OF OAK PARK, ILLINOIS.

ANCHOR OR TIE FOR BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS Application filed May 25, 1916. Serial No. 99,741.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANCIS -M. ELLIs, a citizen of the United States, residing in the village of Oak Park, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Anchors or Ties for Building Constructions, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to anchors or ties for building construction, and is particularly designed and adapted for' securing frames and other wooden parts in fixed relation to hollow tiles used in the exterior and interior walls of many present day buildings. 1 j

The principal objects of these improve ments are to provide a simple form of anchor or tie, which is strong and durable, cheap in manufacture, of light weight, easy of application, and effective in securely holding frame parts or other wooden structures in their desired position with respect to hollow tiles usedin building construction. A particular object is to provide means whereby such contiguous parts may be drawn tightly and firmly together, and in such cases as window frames, so tightly that objectionable air and weather are excluded; and also to provide a tie which will be completely hidden from view when the building is finished. Other objects and advantages will appear hereinafter.

In the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, I have illustrated a preferred form of these improvements and some of the applications thereof in construction work involving tiles, to which class of work it is peculiarly adapted. In these drawings Figure 1 is a fragmentary sectional top view of a window frame secured by my improved tie to tiling comprising the building wall;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary face view of the structure of Fig. 1, part of the inside casing being broken away;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary vertical section of the lower part of a window frame showing the application of the improved tie thereto;

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional view of two tiles with the tie held in surface recesses thereof;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the preferred form of my improved tie; and

Fig. 6 illustrates an ordinary staple preferably employed with the tie.

improved anchor or tie comprises pref Specification of Letters Patent. Pgmtgntgd readily and firmly secured.

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erably a button-like head or anchor proper, preferably in the form of the plate 7, preferably rectangular, and preferably of fairly stiff, yet light weight sheet iron.. In the preferred form it is punched with the two holes 8 through which the legs 9 ofthe substantially U-shaped piece of wire 9 are passed. In practice the ties are made with longer or shorter legs 9 and with'larger or smaller anchoring heads 7 according to the particular use to be made of them at any given place; but for ordinary purposes the dimensions of the plate 7 are suitably about a of an inch by g;- of an inch with a thickness of say 3 of an inch, and the wire part 9 is suitably about 0f an inch in diameter and is'of soft iron capable of being bent or twisted to a considerable extent without breaking. V

In Fig. 1 the wall of the building will be understoodtocomprise a plurality of hollow tiles, as 10, having the air spaces 11, and

undercut recesses, as 13, on the four sides for retaining plasterand cement. Such hollow tiles having the plaster-retaining recesses are of well known constructions and require no more detailed description. The window parts shown comprise the jamb li, the sashes 15.and 16, the sill 17, the outer casing 18, the inner casing 19 and the jamb-spacing piece or furring 20, all assembled and secured together, as by'nails 21, and providing the chamber'22 for counterpoiseweights for the sashes 15 and l6.

It is pointed out that in, some constructions the tiles adjacent ,to the window frame are provided with projections respectively similar in shape and relative position to a cross section of the furring 20, such projections serving to space the jamb from the tiles to provide a wall or chamber, as 22, for the counterpoise weights. By my present construction in employing the furring 20 I avoid the extra expense of such special tiles, and provide a rigidly secured piece of wood upon which other window parts may be Owing to the fact that nails and the like holding means cannot be driven into the hard tiles it has been exceedingly diflicult to fasten window frames and the like securely in the desired position, and I am not aware of any method or device hitherto suggested by which the same is effectively and satisfactorily done. According to these improvements, however, I able to secure the objection to -th'e hitherto m'ethods of securing such frames. The construction work is also rendered easy and rapid.

I While the tiles, as 10, Fig. 1, are being laidalongthe sides of the Window frame, and also in some cases atthe time thetiles upon whiclrthe sillrestsare laid' or when the frame is :positioned thereon, as well as when tiles-are'laid on top'of the frame, the im- .proved ties-,or anchors are positioned with the head or button, as 7 againstinner surfaces o'fa tile or tiles and-the wire legs 9 projecting therefrom into proximity with the frame or'other part to beheld.

In the case of'the anchor or tie which I will denominate A, Fig. 1, the builder, having set the window frame and stayed it in its desired position, .places the ties between the 'tilesgpre ferahl y as illustrated, so that the 'legsi9 gPI'OjGCt close to the edge-0f the casing 18. In the caseof the tie B, Fig.1, 'I prefer 'to position the tie directly in the corner of the tile,:as illustrated, the wires 'thus'leading directly to the corner of the ,jamb-spacing piece 'orffurring2O the legs 9 being ultimately 'entirely covered by the casing 19. I

Suitable auxiliary anchoring means, such as a nail or staple, as S, are driven firmly into the rrpart to be secured. The staple is preferred, bothfor its strength and for its unction of holding one of the wires securely during the twisting operation, as well as after the twisted legs are bent down to be covered b'y the plaster. The staple-straddles one of the legs 9 and is fdriven home. The ends of the two 'legs of the wire are then twisted together by means of pliers, and this twisting is continueduntihthe p'art =to' be secured, as the casing 18, is brought snugly and tightly and firmly down, as upon the tile '10, whereupon thetwisted-ends of the iresare bent toward-the tile so that when thestucco or other plaster facing 23 is applied, the tie will be completely covered and there will be no appearance of the means employed for securing theiframe in rplace. In the ease of the tie B thestaple S is driven into the furring 20 holding one of the legs '9, whereupon the two legs of the tie are twisted together and "the frame is bound tightly against the tile -l0.- The frame is thus held by ties on the outsideas well as on the inside of the wall. The interior casing 19 is not/applied until after the (plaster-24 has been put on,-when it may be nailed upon other frame parts as P shown.

Theipar ts shownin Fig. 3 comprise the sash 16,-stool '25, sill 26, apron27, fuming 28, tile 10, and facing 29. The head 7 of the tie is suitably positioned in the corner of the -tile and-the 'staple is driven into the furring 28, the wire legs 9 being twisted together and ultimately covered by the headpiece will be atfthe desiredangleaccording to the depth of theegrooves or re- ,cesses 18, it;beingpossible-to lock the device in quite shallow \grooves.

As the-head 7 is notrigid with the wires 9" in the preferred construction it-automatically adjusts itself to irregularities of the surface or surfaces against which 'it -is brought to bear, the ready bending ofthe wires also contributing to its finding a firm seat or anchorage in 'all {practical situations. inmost instances ;the head 7 will rest'simultaneously against inner surfaces of two contiguous tiles, but if, due to overlapping of tiles, such inner-surfaces are not-in-substantially the same plane, the head? 7 -may be turned atj'an. angle so that one edge will contact such inner surfaceon one-tile while the opposite edge of the head 7 impinges againstthe ov'erlapp'ed portion of the contiguous'tile. j I

The twisting of. the wire legs, as 9%dr'aws the parts powerfully together and anexceedingl-y tight and solid structure is formed. I find also that objectionable warping of "the jamb '14 owing -to the ipresence of inortarand other dampness on the tile side thereof is effectively prevented by the rigidity with which the frame is held byflthe ties. V

Modifications may be made of the improvements herein illustrated and vdescribed without departing from the spirit of the disclosure made, and reference should be had to the appended claims to determine the scope of the invention hereinsetforth.

I claimz 1. An anchor or tie for securing woodworkto tile construction{comprisingin combination a head of substantially flat metal having two 'holes *therethrough and a substantially U-shaped wire having the legs thereof in said holes, the bend :in said wire lying close to said head and holding the head loosely whereby it may adjust itself against various retaining surfaces on inside -portions of contiguous tiles-both legs as said wire extending from one side of said head, said wire being of tough, strong, and readily flexible metal capable of having the two end portions twisted upon each other against the resistance of a retaining element in the woodwork, substantially as set forth.

2. In building construction, the combination of hollow tile Wall construction, Woodwork such as a window or door frame part adjacent to said wall construction, an anchor comprising a head piece and a pair of Wire legs connected to and extending therefrom, said head lying against an inside portion of said hollow tile, a staple or the like in said woodwork, said wire legs being twisted upon each other and forming a loop engag ing said staple or the like whereby the woodwork is drawn and held tightly in rigid association with said wall construction.

FRANCIS M. ELLIS.

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